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(No Model.)

F. J. HASTINGS.

BUTTON BOOT.

No. 386,069. Patented July 10, 1888.

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NITE STATES FRED J. HASTINGS, OF HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OFONE- HALF TO JOSEPH GOODRIGH, JR, OF SAME PLACE.

BUTTON-BOOT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 386,069, dated July 10,1888.

Serial No.2(l3,789. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, FRED J. HASTINGS, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Haverhill, in the county of Essex and State oflllassachusctts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inButton-Boots; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertaius to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of this invention, and is aperspective view. Fig. 2 is a sect-ion through a portion of the shoe.Fig. 3 is a view of the under side of the gore attached to a portion ofthe shoe.

The object of my invention is to provide a button boot or shoe which,while hugging the ankle closely, will yet be without the dis comfort dueto the strictures of the leather where the instep-lap is held by anunyielding button engagement; and to this end the invention consists inthe construction and novel combination of devices, all as hereinafterset forth.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates the short lip oredge portion of the upper, to which are secured the main fastenings B,these being usually the common eyelethooks, as shown.

C represents the long lap of the opposite side of the upper, whichpasses over the instep, and is provided with button-holes D, which areusually more numerous than the fastenings B of the short lip, and arenot designed to engage these fastenings.

E is the lining of the instep portion, and to this lining, preferably inthe seam thereof, is secured the elastic gore-piece G, which extendslaterally under the lap Candis concealed thereby. This gore-piece G isprovided with a binding, H, on its free edge, to which are secured onthe under side the loops L, which are designed to engage the fastcningsB of the short lip, and on the upper side the buttons K, which passthrough the button-holes D of the instep-lap O.

In setting the buttons in position on the gore-piece they are arrangednear the inner ends of the button-holes through which they pass. Thesebuttons are not designed to be loosened from their button-holes in unfastening the shoe, as the lap of the same is fastened indirectly bymeans of the concealed elastic gorepiece when the loops of the latterare connected to the hook-fastcnings of the short lip of the upper. henso fastened, the gorepiece will yield to the ankle and the buttons ofthe lap will rest easily in the button-holes without stricture. Inunfastening the shoe it is only necessary to detach the loops of thegore-piece from the hook-fastenings.

\Vhen supplied with this elastic gore-piece in the manner aboveindicated, a shoe is de signed to fit easily ankles ofdifi'erent sizewithout necessitating alteration of the position of the buttons; and ashoe so equipped is adapted to be worn with more comfort than ifunyielding fastenings were employed, and will nevertheless present atrim and neat appearance.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

1. The combination, with a gaiter, boot, or shoe, of the concealedelastic gore-piece secured at one edge to the lining of the insteplap,and provided at its free edge with the buttons to engage loosely thebutton-holes of said lap, and with loops to engage i'ast-enings on theshort lip of the upper, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, in a button boot or shoe, of the short lipA,provided with fastenings B, the gore-piece secured to the lining of theinstep portion, the loops L, for engaging the fastenings B, and thebuttons on said gorepiece for engaging button-holes of the insteplap,substantially as specified.

1n testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED J. HASTINGS.

\Vitnesses:

E. W. KIMBALL, O. T. LARRABEE.

